Kelly Corcoran

Who was Kelly Corcoran?

Kelly Corcoran was an American child actor, a brother of Donna Corcoran, Hugh Corcoran, Noreen Corcoran, Brian Corcoran, and Kevin Corcoran. He was the youngest child born to William "Bill" Corcoran, Sr., and the former Kathleen McKenney. In 1947, the Corcoran family moved from Massachusetts to Santa Monica, California, where the father became the maintenance chief at MGM Studios.

Donna Corcoran soon earned a speaking role in the 1951 film, Angels in the Outfield. The Corcoran children studied dramatics or dance as a means to launch potential acting careers. During the 1950s, Kevin Corcoran gained fame in the role of young Moochie Morgan on Walt Disney's modern western drama, The Adventures of Spin and Marty, with Tim Considine and David Stollery. Kevin Corcoran also starred with Russ Conway in two two-part episodes, "Moochie of the Little League" and "Moochie of Pop Warner Football", on ABC's Walt Disney Presents.

Noreen Corcoran starred from 1957-1962 as orphaned niece Kelly Gregg of John Forsythe's Bachelor Father sitcom, one of the few series to have aired on all three major television networks.

Kelly Corcoran's most long-lasting role was as 8-year-old Kip Pride on the NBC 1966-1967 western series The Road West, starring Barry Sullivan as family patriarch Ben Pride, with Kathryn Hays, Andrew Prine, and Glenn Corbett.